“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
Proverbs 18:23 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The poor useth intreaties; But the rich answereth roughly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly. American Standard Version (1901) The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly. Common English Bible The poor plead for help, but the wealthy answer harshly. Catholic Public Domain Version The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly. |
“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the land.
Joseph saw his brothers, and knew them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel which the old men had given him,
And the king answered them harshly, and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should heed his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things are mine, says the Lord. But this is the man to whom I will look, he that is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.
and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “Have a seat here, please,” while you say to the poor man, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my feet,”
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court?
She said, ‘Pray, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, without resting even for a moment.”
And every one who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and shall say, “Put me, I pray you, in one of the priest's places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.” ’ ”
And Nabal answered David's servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who are breaking away from their masters.
Now therefore know this and consider what you should do; for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is so ill-natured that one cannot speak to him.”